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this doesn't belong in the hands of the federal government. when we talk about infrastructure bank and buildup, be clear, you have interest rates at 1.8% or something for a ten-year bond. this is the time. the markets are telling us there's never been a better time to invest in infrastructure, to borrow money to informsst in infrastructure. you use the private sector do that with some guidance from the government and it could be a great idea. but you got that resistance without the federal government being involved. >> that's why that answer swouz classic and frustrating. those are weasel words. when you say you support an infrastructure bank, if legending private capital, that's what a public/private infrastructure bank does. this used to be a bipartisan idea. >> actually it used to be a republican idea. if you look at how the hoover dam was financed, it was financed by public/private infrastructure led by a republican secretary of congress who then went an to be president, named after the dam and seven states collaborated, private sector, al
this doesn't belong in the hands of the federal government. when we talk about infrastructure bank and buildup, be clear, you have interest rates at 1.8% or something for a ten-year bond. this is the time. the markets are telling us there's never been a better time to invest in infrastructure, to borrow money to informsst in infrastructure. you use the private sector do that with some guidance from the government and it could be a great idea. but you got that resistance without the federal...
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do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we do.
do we have the resolve as a people, as a country, as a government to finally put this issue behind us? i believe that we do.
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john has built strong relationships with leaders in governments here and around the world, and he has experience in representing our country in fragile and unpredictable circumstances. he was in pakistan and afghanistan a few years ago, and we were consulting over the phone. he played an instrumental role in working with president karzai at that time, to accept the results of the election and to move forward. i had to call harry reid and ask harry not to schedule any votes so john could continue to stay there to see that mission through. but that's what he does. he is a determined and effective representative of the united states, has been as a senator, will be as secretary. let me close by saying that leading our diplomats and development experts is a great honor, and every day as i testified yesterday, i have seen firsthand their skill, their bravery, their unwavering commitment to our country. i have been proud to call them colleagues and to serve as secretary of state. and i'm very pleased that john will be given the chance, subject to confirmation, to continue the work of a lifet
john has built strong relationships with leaders in governments here and around the world, and he has experience in representing our country in fragile and unpredictable circumstances. he was in pakistan and afghanistan a few years ago, and we were consulting over the phone. he played an instrumental role in working with president karzai at that time, to accept the results of the election and to move forward. i had to call harry reid and ask harry not to schedule any votes so john could...
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government in advance. asked by representative tom cot top are you distressed that the suspect was released? she answered no, i'm not distressed. i can tell you talking to intelligence officials and others involved in the investigation that there are plenty of people distressed he was released and we didn't have full warning but ansar al-sharia in tunisia did have warning. >> bret: she says that the f.b.i. director mueller told by tunisian he is under surveillance. >> monitored was the word she used. >> bret: but may or may not still be in tunis and seems unclear. >> we wouldn't pressure the tunisian government to allow us access to him because we were worried that the ricketting new tunisian government would collapse if we applied pressure but they are so sophisticated and capable they can monitor this i go we released. also, we monitored guantanamo detainees who have been released. many of them have gone on to commit additional acts of terror. the other big question, i think, though, is where was hillary
government in advance. asked by representative tom cot top are you distressed that the suspect was released? she answered no, i'm not distressed. i can tell you talking to intelligence officials and others involved in the investigation that there are plenty of people distressed he was released and we didn't have full warning but ansar al-sharia in tunisia did have warning. >> bret: she says that the f.b.i. director mueller told by tunisian he is under surveillance. >> monitored was...
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to govern. he came at it from sort of a centrist, pragmatist approach, and it didn't work out so well for him a lot of the times. he faced a congress in republican hands for the last two years in the house that did not, you know, accept his agenda or pass it through the way he would like it. so i think he learned from this election, gave him the confidence to say the election delivered a mandate for my vision of government, my vision of politics, one that involves gay rights, immigration, climate change, an issue that he hasn't really spoken of since his attempts to deal with it in 2009, fell short. so this was really a different president coming out, using the election as a turning point for his agenda and really making clear that that cautious pragmatist of the last four years, that often came out, is going to give way to someone who is unabashedly starting negotiations from a more progressive liberal standpoint than he was willing to do in the recent past. >> not surprisingly, there's been so
to govern. he came at it from sort of a centrist, pragmatist approach, and it didn't work out so well for him a lot of the times. he faced a congress in republican hands for the last two years in the house that did not, you know, accept his agenda or pass it through the way he would like it. so i think he learned from this election, gave him the confidence to say the election delivered a mandate for my vision of government, my vision of politics, one that involves gay rights, immigration,...
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it's one of the worst state governments in the country. so if those tax dollars were buying a great efficient terrific public sector, that would be one thing. but instead, it's paying for mediocrity yet they keep asking for more and more. >> that brings me to a point. when phil mickelson was asked would you leave california or the united states because of taxes, he said i'm not sure. but you know what, when taxes get to a certain point, people start to make those decisions and it's easy to point and say you're not patriotic. maybe part of the problem is with the taxes. >> first of all, he's the gerard depardieux because he decided to leave france and go to russia. i was going to talk about notorious b.i.g. song, "mo money, mo problems." look, this is california. governor ann richards when she was governor and i was covering politics there, she would go to california to recruit companies to move to texas because of what, taxes. you have governor rick perry who sent a tweet to phil mickelson saying come on to texas. a lot of people live in t
it's one of the worst state governments in the country. so if those tax dollars were buying a great efficient terrific public sector, that would be one thing. but instead, it's paying for mediocrity yet they keep asking for more and more. >> that brings me to a point. when phil mickelson was asked would you leave california or the united states because of taxes, he said i'm not sure. but you know what, when taxes get to a certain point, people start to make those decisions and it's easy...
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it's a very new government. i would say we'll reassess this in about six months to a year, and i think that would be a very reasonable policy without saying absolutely they're not getting them, but you're right, might get a bad reaction, but i would consider it on behavior and see how they are going to behave and maybe release political prisoners, we need to use our aid as leverage good for the people not only their people, but our people. a doctor is held in pakistan why? because he's a friend to america, an informant and yet, we continue to ply the pakistanis with billions of dollars. >> greta: senator, thanks, sir, always nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: and tiger woods did it, phil mickleson is thinking about doing it and now, are lots of other californians about to do it as well? is your sounds like it, new california state tax hikes sending some residents fleeing california. so where will they go? nevada tax accountant george ashley says he knows. nice to see you, george. >> hello, greta, thank you
it's a very new government. i would say we'll reassess this in about six months to a year, and i think that would be a very reasonable policy without saying absolutely they're not getting them, but you're right, might get a bad reaction, but i would consider it on behavior and see how they are going to behave and maybe release political prisoners, we need to use our aid as leverage good for the people not only their people, but our people. a doctor is held in pakistan why? because he's a friend...
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i'm not sure how much experience the government has with dealing with that demand for somebody. >> i'm not sure how this is playing with pa track. it is the psychology of one guy and who can get in his head. >> steve, thank you for joining me tonight. coming up. the military will open up comeback positions. and in the rewrite tonight why the testimony john kerry gave today and every time he appears before the committee as secretary of state will never be as important as the first time he testified to that committee 42 years ago as a war protester. . [ coughs ] [ baby crying ] ♪ [ male announcer ] robitussin® liquid formula soothes your throat on contact and the active ingredient relieves your cough. robitussin®. don't suffer the coughequences™. so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less, with bounty select-a-size. sven gets great rewards for his small business! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earn
i'm not sure how much experience the government has with dealing with that demand for somebody. >> i'm not sure how this is playing with pa track. it is the psychology of one guy and who can get in his head. >> steve, thank you for joining me tonight. coming up. the military will open up comeback positions. and in the rewrite tonight why the testimony john kerry gave today and every time he appears before the committee as secretary of state will never be as important as the first...
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the government is greedy, selfish. here is the it go part to me. if the government is going to take that much out of somebody's salary. denise rich, bill clinton's friend, gave up hers. and then you have eric schmidt of google, obama's buddy, he's got a shell corporation in bermuda. interesting the liberal hypocrisy on this, isn't it? >> it is and what's going to happen is states like new york and california are not going to be able to compete with other states like texas, like alaska, like-- >> florida. >> louisiana now, bobby jindal is talking about eliminating the state income tax and nebraska is talking about that and these states are going to draw people in and want to live this and businesses know they can grow and have opportunities that they can't have in places like california and just regular people, just because you're a millionaire, i hate to break it to people, that doesn't mean those people aren't entitled to keep their money, they've earned that money. >> sean: i find that interesting, oh, my heart bleeds. he's paying 63 cents out of
the government is greedy, selfish. here is the it go part to me. if the government is going to take that much out of somebody's salary. denise rich, bill clinton's friend, gave up hers. and then you have eric schmidt of google, obama's buddy, he's got a shell corporation in bermuda. interesting the liberal hypocrisy on this, isn't it? >> it is and what's going to happen is states like new york and california are not going to be able to compete with other states like texas, like alaska,...
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and i hate to rely on the government to do these things for us, but the reality is that bad, and we have no choice. >> it's not the first time steel has turned to washington. a decade ago, the industry was on its knees, with competition from cheap imports and unsustainable retirement costs. for every steelmaker on the job, the company had to pay six to eight retired workers. the industry begged for a bailout. but whatever you were asking for, washington said no. and the industry collapsed, practically. >> we had 32 steel companies-- 32--in this country go into bankruptcy. you're talking in excess of 100,000 jobs disappearing. >> under bankruptcy, the companies shed their health care and retirement obligations. the industry bounced back because of consolidations, automation, and china. >> i would definitely say that the fact that the infrastructure was growing at the rate that it was growing in china and around the world, because of that, we had four or five really good years. >> but now steel is at the mercy of washington again. >> ...strong 'buy america' provisions. >> dimicco lobbied h
and i hate to rely on the government to do these things for us, but the reality is that bad, and we have no choice. >> it's not the first time steel has turned to washington. a decade ago, the industry was on its knees, with competition from cheap imports and unsustainable retirement costs. for every steelmaker on the job, the company had to pay six to eight retired workers. the industry begged for a bailout. but whatever you were asking for, washington said no. and the industry...
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foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt that we are going to have to pay back, $30,000 for every man, woman and child, that's irresponsible. it's unpatriotic. >> mike: unpatriotic. 9 trillion dollars in debt 2008. we're 16 1/2 trillion dollars in debt today. all right. joining me now, former house speaker newt gingrich. mr. speaker, great having you with me tonight. [applause] >> good to be with you, governor. i must say that was a terrific lead-in and one i kind of wish the president had seen. >> mike: well, i want to begin asking you, does it strike you as odd? the media hasn't really called the president acc
foreign countries to finance our government's reckless fiscal policies. leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today on the backs of our children and grandchildren, therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase america's debt limit. in 2008, candidate obama blamed president bush and called the growing debt unpatriotic. >> number 43 added 4 trillion dollars by his lonesome so that we now have over 9 trillion dollars of debt...
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they're not trying to build a government institution. the rebels are not fighting for any particular cause. they are extracting these minerals--like gold, like tantalum, tin, and tungsten--in order to sustain themselves as predatory organizations. >> is the violence increasing, decreasing? >> it spikes. it comes in phases, and it's very localized. >> one recent spike centered on a village called kanyabayonga. we went there with united nations troops and found that a rebel militia had raided the village and burned 70 homes. why attack the civilian population? >> it's a very effective strategy. it scares the people. it terrorizes them into compliance. >> it's chaos. >> it's chaos that is organized in order to exploit the gold and other minerals for the enrichment of these armed groups, and it just keeps the cycle going and going until we break that cycle and begin to address the root issue here, which is the gold and the other conflict minerals. [ticking] >> coming up, the atrocities of gold trafficking. >> [speaking in foreign language] >
they're not trying to build a government institution. the rebels are not fighting for any particular cause. they are extracting these minerals--like gold, like tantalum, tin, and tungsten--in order to sustain themselves as predatory organizations. >> is the violence increasing, decreasing? >> it spikes. it comes in phases, and it's very localized. >> one recent spike centered on a village called kanyabayonga. we went there with united nations troops and found that a rebel...
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a breach of government rules limiting compensation. as the morning times annie lowery reports, all but one of the top executives at the failed insurer a.i.g. which required more than $180 billion in emergency taxpayer financing received pay packages worth more than $2 million and 16 top executives at the three firms earned comboyned pay of more than $100 million. the report concluded, treasury made no meaningful reform to its processes lacking criteria and an effective decision making process. treasury risks continuing to reward executives of bailed out companies, excessive cash compensation without good cause. david corn, the more things change, the more they stay the same. >> it was the lack of all the folks who did this to our economy. we had the wall street casino style economy which i don't think people fully realize to the degree to which we were all held hostage by the people playing with our money downtown from here. you know, they were doing things that a lot of experts say were not legal, not proper, and there never was a rea
a breach of government rules limiting compensation. as the morning times annie lowery reports, all but one of the top executives at the failed insurer a.i.g. which required more than $180 billion in emergency taxpayer financing received pay packages worth more than $2 million and 16 top executives at the three firms earned comboyned pay of more than $100 million. the report concluded, treasury made no meaningful reform to its processes lacking criteria and an effective decision making process....
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it took money and it took time but we just recognized the new is a malley government which could never have been possible without american support, because the-up was behind it. we got other nations to invest. what we look at for west africa is to support the eco was supported troop combination from a number of countries to really take the lead against the terrorist in northern mali. i appreciate what congressman kissinger said. nobody can match us military assets and prowess, but a lot of challenges are not sustainably solved by the military action alone. therefore, we've got to get countries in the region to increase the border security. to increase their anti-terrorist, counterterrorist efforts inside their own borders. we have a lot to do now in west africa. you are right that the united states has to play a role but it those be part of multinational effort for chance of success. >> thank you, madam secretary. we discussed many important issues. i remain concerned about whether the accountability review board captured the full picture of what happened. but we can agree to work toge
it took money and it took time but we just recognized the new is a malley government which could never have been possible without american support, because the-up was behind it. we got other nations to invest. what we look at for west africa is to support the eco was supported troop combination from a number of countries to really take the lead against the terrorist in northern mali. i appreciate what congressman kissinger said. nobody can match us military assets and prowess, but a lot of...
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government warned them today it's going to be hard to get lawmakers to approve those raises in this era of belt tightening. >> the question may be putting a damper on a program that let's solo drivers use the carpool lanes for plug in owners until 2015. so far, just 9,000 stickers have been issued. that is in contrast to the yellow sticker program that sold out of its 85,000 stickers. state senator lee wants to encourage drivers to give them more years in that carpool lane. >> more expensive and can use these vehicles on an hov lane kind of helps settle anxiety a little bit more. >> advocates predict sales of the plug in cars will pick up as the economy picks up. 1400 of the cars sold in november alone. >> there is more still to come here tonight. just ahead an 11-year-old boy had to have a receivered finger reattached and paper work snafu the insurance company is blaming for refusal to pay. >> tonight the anniversary of roe versus wade. after 40 years decisions remain. >> and new details on beyonce's rendition of the "star spangled banner". wait was it ñ >>> police in texas have deta
government warned them today it's going to be hard to get lawmakers to approve those raises in this era of belt tightening. >> the question may be putting a damper on a program that let's solo drivers use the carpool lanes for plug in owners until 2015. so far, just 9,000 stickers have been issued. that is in contrast to the yellow sticker program that sold out of its 85,000 stickers. state senator lee wants to encourage drivers to give them more years in that carpool lane. >> more...
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more necessary to form a government. but less than they would have liked and fewer than predic predicted. the coming weeks as they try to put together a coalition, he will have tough choices to make. with the smile of a man third term seemed assured they cast the ballots as the polls opened in jerusalem. the coalition began to fall apart over the domestic pressure on budget, a and military service for israeli ultra religious and possibility of a strike. on the nuclear facilities. he joined the party with the nationalist leader leeberman to quarter more 40 of the needed 61 knesset seats to form a government. but it doesn't materialize when netanyahu was battered from the left and the right. former chief of staff came on strong. bennettbe is the darling of the settleers who live on the land in west bank that palestinians want for the future state. his inclusion in netanyahu government would virtually assure the continued deadlock in talks. the left winging movement of the future partner promised to push him hard for deal w
more necessary to form a government. but less than they would have liked and fewer than predic predicted. the coming weeks as they try to put together a coalition, he will have tough choices to make. with the smile of a man third term seemed assured they cast the ballots as the polls opened in jerusalem. the coalition began to fall apart over the domestic pressure on budget, a and military service for israeli ultra religious and possibility of a strike. on the nuclear facilities. he joined the...
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as the congressman said, from a continuous conversation about how we can cut the government. what kind of a presidency would that be for the next four years. he has to get back to talking about the areas where we can get something done like immigration, tax reform. even the immigration parts that brings in all sorts of people. but he also has at deep seated opposition to war which i think is refreshing from the previous administration. >> chris -- >> i think that's the vice president just shaking hands with al roker of the "today" show. >> he's done it. >> i didn't see al. >> tamron? >> i love it. maybe he could have got us a really good get there. >> we're not very far from -- we're just past the white house, and they were still out of the vehicle, and i have to tell you, rachel, at one point we witnessed the first lady with a literal bounce in her step. they are soaking this in and really enjoying this. dwight eisenhower had the longest inaugural parade, 4 1/2 hours. this obviously much shorter, but given the beautiful weather today and the energy and really the enjoyment y
as the congressman said, from a continuous conversation about how we can cut the government. what kind of a presidency would that be for the next four years. he has to get back to talking about the areas where we can get something done like immigration, tax reform. even the immigration parts that brings in all sorts of people. but he also has at deep seated opposition to war which i think is refreshing from the previous administration. >> chris -- >> i think that's the vice...
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i think is he talking about small limited government, not the whole spectrum of things they stapd for. >> it's a race against time, though, isn't it? politico reports today that square my bird is heading up an effort to turn texas blue. that's a big -- well, i'm not going to quote joe biden, but that's a big deal. >> it tends to be from coastal places, whether it's silicon valley or corn gi melon, and they tend to flock to democratic leaning candidates and/or causes, so the question is in the amount of time that you have, which is not a lot of time, how do republicans attract those kinds of -- that kind of talent? >> it does require wrestling with some of the fundamental tenants of the party. you are looking at very superficial things. hang-outs on google. immigration reform was the -- was not a controversial issue within the republican party during the george w. bush years where you had vast -- they're not going to core issues about their view of government, of society, of the market, and i think that you see a great deal of desperation instead taking place. you look at what's happen
i think is he talking about small limited government, not the whole spectrum of things they stapd for. >> it's a race against time, though, isn't it? politico reports today that square my bird is heading up an effort to turn texas blue. that's a big -- well, i'm not going to quote joe biden, but that's a big deal. >> it tends to be from coastal places, whether it's silicon valley or corn gi melon, and they tend to flock to democratic leaning candidates and/or causes, so the question...
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>> this is what this year the government is willing to permit? >> but you have already agreed -- >> in new york state -- >> you have already agreed with the decision to not permit americans to have automatic firing weapons. what's the difference? >> i don't think people -- okay, so now we're arguing over whether or not very many people's lives will be saved. i'm challenging you and others -- >> no, i'm not asking you. i'm asking you how many more guns does an american civilian need other than 2,200 that would be permitted under the new assault weapons ban. how many do they need to defend themselves, for goodness sake? what i can't understand, what is the difference between mass slaughter created by an automatic weapon and weapon we saw at aurora or sandy hook that can kill 100 people in a minute. what is the difference? >> wait a second. first of all, you're making our case. permitted. in other words, this year they're going to permit. next year, they may not permit. >> there are 50 or more gun control rules which do not permit americans to use c
>> this is what this year the government is willing to permit? >> but you have already agreed -- >> in new york state -- >> you have already agreed with the decision to not permit americans to have automatic firing weapons. what's the difference? >> i don't think people -- okay, so now we're arguing over whether or not very many people's lives will be saved. i'm challenging you and others -- >> no, i'm not asking you. i'm asking you how many more guns does an...
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get out of the way of the government. the government is coming through, people. conservatives are different. we don't care when people have different ideas. we don't do silly boy scotts like you saw with chick-fil-a. we don't see republican mayors trying to ban businesses for point of view. universities are the worst. i think they are supposed to be the marketplace of ideas. i spoke at one school, i'm glad i didn't tell bob what that was. he probably doesn't remember and can't add it. i won't give them more p.r. i left the school after a speech, they put out a statement, the university apologizing for what i said. they held a seam nar with students -- seminar with students to talk about their hurt feelings like i maybe hurt them. >> ericthem >> bob: get this right. all liberals are like this and all conservatives like to see different point of view. is that true on gay marriage? immigration? true on guns? if anybody is not accepting of somebody else's point of view it's the conservatives. >> dana: it turns out there was a poll that was done about people and their
get out of the way of the government. the government is coming through, people. conservatives are different. we don't care when people have different ideas. we don't do silly boy scotts like you saw with chick-fil-a. we don't see republican mayors trying to ban businesses for point of view. universities are the worst. i think they are supposed to be the marketplace of ideas. i spoke at one school, i'm glad i didn't tell bob what that was. he probably doesn't remember and can't add it. i won't...
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how does the government gauge that? what can be said in order to make that a reality? guaranteeing drones a fence? something of that issue i think will really be something to focus on moving forward. >> all right. luke always a pleasure. serious luke today, huh? joining us now is republican marsha blackburn who prefers to be called congressman. how are you today, congressman? >> i'm well. i'm well. >> so we have a four-page proposal that republicans are behind or some republicans on the hill are behind. are you on board with the proposal? >> i'm one of those republicans that is -- i'm going to be waiting to see what the details are and bear in mind also we have had a working group in the house and they will probably bring their proposals out next week or so and i'm looking forward to hearing what they have to say. there are many of us that have said for years this needs to be fixed. we want to make certain there's no preferential treatment. want to make certain that people are in the queue, have the opportunity to complete their process so let's see what continues to c
how does the government gauge that? what can be said in order to make that a reality? guaranteeing drones a fence? something of that issue i think will really be something to focus on moving forward. >> all right. luke always a pleasure. serious luke today, huh? joining us now is republican marsha blackburn who prefers to be called congressman. how are you today, congressman? >> i'm well. i'm well. >> so we have a four-page proposal that republicans are behind or some...
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why do they blame the government? because he started or at least was one of the people who started rss, which was a big website, and reddit, which is huge, reddit.com. >> aaron schwartz, a huge internet activist. when he committed suicide two weeks ago, that is what anonymous has said today was basically the final straw, the tipping point that caused them to take the action they did do. schwartz committed suicide, and his family said it was because he was faced with the pressure of facing federal computer fraud charges, charges that could have sent a 20-something to jail for upwards of 35 years. his family said that drove him to suicide, but it's hard to say exactly if what anonymous said a line was crossed because they believe a government was too harshly cracking down on his accessing of government information, if that's something that really was too harsh and led to this result. >> good reporting. thank you, emily schmidt. appreciate it. >> let's get you up to speed on the other stories we're following on cnn. >> h
why do they blame the government? because he started or at least was one of the people who started rss, which was a big website, and reddit, which is huge, reddit.com. >> aaron schwartz, a huge internet activist. when he committed suicide two weeks ago, that is what anonymous has said today was basically the final straw, the tipping point that caused them to take the action they did do. schwartz committed suicide, and his family said it was because he was faced with the pressure of facing...
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smaller government is effectively a tax cut. >> you measure the burden of government by spending, not by taxing. >> all right. do you think the fed -- this is the big question. people are worried about bonds. ten-year treasury bonds, right, have gone from about 140 last summer to about 2% today. upward move. so the fed's not really holding down bond prices -- bond rates even though they're buying so many. let me ask you, is the bond play a sucker play right now? if you think there's stronger growth coming and you see this stock market rally which has great legs, corrections or not, great legs, is it time to get out of bonds? >> yes, some investors, larry, have to be in bonds, they're benchmarked, certain liquidity and credit restraints. they have to be in treasuries. as an individual investor, you'd want to stay away from bonds. and if you were a speculative investor, you'd want a short bonds. there's no value in the treasury market. with nominal gdp even at 4% let alone the possibility we could accelerate to five. they don't belong at 2%, really somewhere over 4%. they won't get to 4
smaller government is effectively a tax cut. >> you measure the burden of government by spending, not by taxing. >> all right. do you think the fed -- this is the big question. people are worried about bonds. ten-year treasury bonds, right, have gone from about 140 last summer to about 2% today. upward move. so the fed's not really holding down bond prices -- bond rates even though they're buying so many. let me ask you, is the bond play a sucker play right now? if you think there's...
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dennis is respected by leaders across our government. add it all up, and i think he has spent most of the past four years leading inner-agency meetings, hearing people out, listening to them, forging consensus, and then making sure that our policies are implemented and that everybody is held accountable and he always holds himself accountable first and foremost. it's no easy task, but through it all dennis does it with class and integrity and thoughtfulness for other people's point of views. he is the consequence mat public servant. he plays it straight, and that's the kind of teamwork that i want m white house. time and again i relied on dennis to help in our outreach to the american people as well, including immigrant and minority communities and faith communities. dennis is a man of deep faith. he understands that in the end our policies and our programs are measured in the concrete differences that they make in the lives of our fellow human beings and in the values that we advance as americans. dennis insists on knowing for himself t
dennis is respected by leaders across our government. add it all up, and i think he has spent most of the past four years leading inner-agency meetings, hearing people out, listening to them, forging consensus, and then making sure that our policies are implemented and that everybody is held accountable and he always holds himself accountable first and foremost. it's no easy task, but through it all dennis does it with class and integrity and thoughtfulness for other people's point of views. he...
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i mean, can you shut down the government? are you willing to shut down the government if the president won't deal with entitlement reform where all the spending is? >> look, you have to deal with entitlement reform if you want to save medicare, that's where the president has been so wrong. we've passed one of the toughest budgets anybody has looked at saving medicare and we grow the economy 13 million people are out of work, we put them back. this is a very conservative congress, and we've stand on ours, and this fight will put us on stronger ground and more importantly shall the american people are going to be with you from the statement if you can't pass the budget you shouldn't be paid and how could you move forward giving anybody a debt limit increase if they can't tell how to spend it. >> sean: and you'll hold the line on the issue of-- the president got his tax increase, no more tax increases, no more reforms that we say are tax reform, but end up being tax increases, that won't happen? >> look, tax increases automatica
i mean, can you shut down the government? are you willing to shut down the government if the president won't deal with entitlement reform where all the spending is? >> look, you have to deal with entitlement reform if you want to save medicare, that's where the president has been so wrong. we've passed one of the toughest budgets anybody has looked at saving medicare and we grow the economy 13 million people are out of work, we put them back. this is a very conservative congress, and...
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what it doesn't buy into is this notion by the left that government is omni present, the police will always be able to defend you. there's a healthy skepticism among americans we need have the ability to defend ourselves because yes there are criminals who will always have weapons and yes we do need to be able to defend fourselves for a variety of reasons and it's our right. >> how about a agree snad >> i can't buy a grenade. we're not talking about that. we're talking about a hand gun where it could fire more than one round. that's a semiautomatic weapon. that should be legal. that's what you all are talking about, an assault weapon? >> that's the problem with your argument. >> thank you all. we're come back. don't go anywhere. now we'll talk about some taxes. all right. get this. senate democrats are showing no shame as they plan to load up their very long awaited budget with plenty of new taxes, virtually no spending cuts. we'll have the latest on that. senator murray's memorandum breaks the case. we don't need more taxes, that's for sure. ♪ [ male announcer ] when we built the
what it doesn't buy into is this notion by the left that government is omni present, the police will always be able to defend you. there's a healthy skepticism among americans we need have the ability to defend ourselves because yes there are criminals who will always have weapons and yes we do need to be able to defend fourselves for a variety of reasons and it's our right. >> how about a agree snad >> i can't buy a grenade. we're not talking about that. we're talking about a hand...
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i'm also the sub chair of general government. we'll be working hard on the economy. i'm doing a lot of research. i'm spending a lot of time in hearings. we're working on that. but this is a big issue for us. you know, what's funny about christopher plant. he's my constituent and i was unopposed in the last election. i work hard for the district. they know i'm working on education, working on the economy. they know what i'm doing. they support me and they support me as a gay man. >> frank, so last year, some people may know that rhode island's governor signed in to law the fact that marriage is performed in other states recognized in rhode island. you bring up the fact you married your husband. why isn't that good enough for you? >> because something different is -- separate is never equal. the only way it's going to be equal is when we have marriage because everybody understands marriage. we know marriage and what it means and conveys. it knows what it tells people. so personally, i won't stop until we have full marriage equality. >> do you think you have the momentu
i'm also the sub chair of general government. we'll be working hard on the economy. i'm doing a lot of research. i'm spending a lot of time in hearings. we're working on that. but this is a big issue for us. you know, what's funny about christopher plant. he's my constituent and i was unopposed in the last election. i work hard for the district. they know i'm working on education, working on the economy. they know what i'm doing. they support me and they support me as a gay man. >> frank,...
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government. the hacker group anonymous chose this u.s. federal sentencing website. they said it was a symbolic move by them. they believe that the u.s. department of justice is in clear violation of the eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment they're calling it. our washington bureau reached out to the fbi earlier today, miguel, and we obtained this statement from the fbi's assistant director of criminal cyber response and services branch. he had this. "we are aware as soon as it happened and we are handling it as a criminal investigation. we are always concerned when someone illegally accesses another person or government agency's network." the fbi saying they're well aware of this incident which happened a little after midnight. we've been following it all morning. >> what does anonymous hope to gain from this? it sounds like they'll only bring war down upon themselves and the government. >> we've tried to reach out to other hacker groups to get their take, but in the statement, i was poring over the statement earlier this morning, they bring up aaron schwa
government. the hacker group anonymous chose this u.s. federal sentencing website. they said it was a symbolic move by them. they believe that the u.s. department of justice is in clear violation of the eighth amendment, cruel and unusual punishment they're calling it. our washington bureau reached out to the fbi earlier today, miguel, and we obtained this statement from the fbi's assistant director of criminal cyber response and services branch. he had this. "we are aware as soon as it...
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if you don't die and you hang around, the government doesn't want to pay your healthcare bill. now they have the hands in healthcare. >> bob: you are saying this is the death panel? i understand that -- we got the point. how much more do you have to drill it in? we understand that smoking is unhealthy for us. we get it. i smoke cigars. greg smokes cigarettes. the rest of the wusses don't smoke anything. >> greg: dana does crack. >> bob: she does. that's right. >> eric: what you are missing is over time our life expectancies are growing. so whereas 75 or 80 years old ureport@foxnews.com cut those years off your life in ten to 15, 20 years, you may be living to 85-90. so 50s and 60s could be 60s and 70s. 63 years ago, 63 was life expectancy. now it's 75 for men. for women, quit smoking. >> bob: you never smoked a cigarette in your life? >> dana: that's not true. >> bob: i thought you didn't. >> dana: i never smoked pot. i just smoked crack. >> greg: that will be, that will live forever on television. >> dana: i used to smoke crack every day before i did the press briefing. that's
if you don't die and you hang around, the government doesn't want to pay your healthcare bill. now they have the hands in healthcare. >> bob: you are saying this is the death panel? i understand that -- we got the point. how much more do you have to drill it in? we understand that smoking is unhealthy for us. we get it. i smoke cigars. greg smokes cigarettes. the rest of the wusses don't smoke anything. >> greg: dana does crack. >> bob: she does. that's right. >> eric:...
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iceland's government is forcing a girl named light breeze to change her name because it's not on the approved list of names for girls. yeah. light breeze is a ridiculous name for an icelandic woman, said bjork. [ laughter ] listen to this. a company is trying to bring marijuana vending machines to colorado and washington state. [ cheers and applause ] they say -- they say it will make millions, and that's just from the one guy who keeps forgetting he already put a dollar in. [ laughter ] wants more. it's like it's eating it. it's eating it. [ laughter ] and finally, i saw that hundreds of people have signed a petition asking the white house to create a tv show that would follow joe biden around in his daily life. [ laughter ] even honey boo boo was like, dude, that would be hilarious. [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have one of our -- i'm so excited about tonight's show. it's one of the best shows i think we're ever gonna have. >> miles: yeah. it's a big one. [ cheers and applause ]
iceland's government is forcing a girl named light breeze to change her name because it's not on the approved list of names for girls. yeah. light breeze is a ridiculous name for an icelandic woman, said bjork. [ laughter ] listen to this. a company is trying to bring marijuana vending machines to colorado and washington state. [ cheers and applause ] they say -- they say it will make millions, and that's just from the one guy who keeps forgetting he already put a dollar in. [ laughter ] wants...
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it involves her parents. >> according to the government lance armstrong is still lying. de talls on the latest suspicion when we come back. >> 23 men's after the hour. a beauty queen turns in her crown for bars. revenge killing of a man back in 2003. she and her boyfriend were accused of plotting to kill a husband of a friend of hers. she pleaded guilty and faces up to 4 years in jail. barnes & noble announced plans to close a third of htheir stores. they had 14 stores in the past decade as e books has become increasingly popular. heather? >> patti ann time now for another look at whose talking. for that we turn to lance armstrong. last week armstrong admitted to doping in an interview with oprah winfrey. is he lying? that is what president director of u.s. anti doping agency is talking about this morning telling cbs armstrong did not tell the entire truth during his interview. >> armstrong described doping as so routine it was quote like the air in our tires and water in our bottles. >> what did you think of that? >> it is simply not true. i think it's a cowardly self i
it involves her parents. >> according to the government lance armstrong is still lying. de talls on the latest suspicion when we come back. >> 23 men's after the hour. a beauty queen turns in her crown for bars. revenge killing of a man back in 2003. she and her boyfriend were accused of plotting to kill a husband of a friend of hers. she pleaded guilty and faces up to 4 years in jail. barnes & noble announced plans to close a third of htheir stores. they had 14 stores in the...
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the government and president morsi believe they have a democratic mandate to govern. the constitution was passed with a majority. those pro-testing and the political opposition say that now mohammed morsi is trying to overrun the government and trying to push through his agenda at the expense of a more pluralistic and democratic egypt. >> amman, let's talk about the piece here, the riot and the massacre and the soccer. i think a lot of folks don't understand exactly what went down there. 74 people were killed at a soccer gam between port sayeed and cairo. op sfligs forces have said that wasn't just a sporting event gone very, very wrong, but there was an ulterior motive there. can you explain that a little bit to us? >> reporter: sure. absolutely. we kind of have to go back to the event itself, which began last we're. it was a soccer game that was back in february of last we're. essentially what happened during the game, it was a very violent scene as riders clashed with one another and essentially killing 74 people. many people across egypt in a fact-finding commissi
the government and president morsi believe they have a democratic mandate to govern. the constitution was passed with a majority. those pro-testing and the political opposition say that now mohammed morsi is trying to overrun the government and trying to push through his agenda at the expense of a more pluralistic and democratic egypt. >> amman, let's talk about the piece here, the riot and the massacre and the soccer. i think a lot of folks don't understand exactly what went down there....
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the government is robbing him blind. >> the handy guideline, whenever the government takes the majority of what you make, it's hard to defend that on moral grounds. what's the justification, the practical effects are obvious. i'm a 6th generation californian, i'm in arizona now. half the affluent neighborhoods in this city are occupied by people in california,en you can sniff and say they're unpatriotic, but that's california's problem. you're going to end up with a state no one can pay for the state government. and that's a disaster. >> sean: let me put up on the screen here, and we did background and research, and the american exchange council came up with numbers and that's people moving from states that have the highest taxes and you can see the number is what, 4.2 million people, and then we have people moving to states with the lowest taxes, you can see a transfer, 2.8 million people and then you've got these states that have no state income tax, florida, texas, alaska, south dakota, nevada, washington and wyoming. and my question to you, juan williams here, why, why would governm
the government is robbing him blind. >> the handy guideline, whenever the government takes the majority of what you make, it's hard to defend that on moral grounds. what's the justification, the practical effects are obvious. i'm a 6th generation californian, i'm in arizona now. half the affluent neighborhoods in this city are occupied by people in california,en you can sniff and say they're unpatriotic, but that's california's problem. you're going to end up with a state no one can pay...
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. >> maybe a signal about what is to come in terms of the governing fights in washington. >> absolutely. it is quite likely that there will be some give and some compromise. but he is creating a bottom line here beyond which he will not go. and that is a very strong signal for these budget fights to come. but writ more broadly, i was thinking of martin luther king jr. and of equal rights and of the refrain that, you know, our job is not done, what he basically was saying is our journey is not complete, to use his words. >> our journey is not complete. those are the two repeated phrases. our journey is not complete, and you and i as citizens, you and i. >> exactly. this is an inclusive moment. our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are recognized as equal under the law. he is talking about doma, the supreme court argument to come. he is surrounded by the supreme court right there. and he talked about stonewall. talking about stonewall in an inaugural address, i was really profoundly moved by that. this is not just saying okay, these people helped elect me. this is
. >> maybe a signal about what is to come in terms of the governing fights in washington. >> absolutely. it is quite likely that there will be some give and some compromise. but he is creating a bottom line here beyond which he will not go. and that is a very strong signal for these budget fights to come. but writ more broadly, i was thinking of martin luther king jr. and of equal rights and of the refrain that, you know, our job is not done, what he basically was saying is our...
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governance is bad and south america, for example, that's where foreign policy comes in to it. we have to work with governments to make things better in their own countries and an investment of soft power looking at sequestration and look at when's important. border, working with allies to stop certain terrorist acts and using soft influence to make things better for folks in latin america. >> colonel, ronald reagan promised border security and i think a lot of republicans feel a little disillusioned about that. and when you talk about our allies -- >> right. >> -- obvious to the south, mexico, on the board and brian terry, what are the kinds of things we should be asking of mexico? what are the kinds of solutions we should be looking to mexico to bring to the table to solve a mutual problem? >> glad you brought that up. my next book, it comes out in june, we talk about regarding criminal and terrorist activity and what should be done by the friendly governments. frankly, they have to do more to help their people want to stay in mexico and the other countries further down and a
governance is bad and south america, for example, that's where foreign policy comes in to it. we have to work with governments to make things better in their own countries and an investment of soft power looking at sequestration and look at when's important. border, working with allies to stop certain terrorist acts and using soft influence to make things better for folks in latin america. >> colonel, ronald reagan promised border security and i think a lot of republicans feel a little...
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then there is everything else, food, education, infrastructure, everything else the federal government does. ryan doesn't really say exactly which programs he is really cutting here. but it is where he is cutting. he gets four and a half times this budget as he does from medicare. it is about half the total cuts and it is a huge cut. we don't know the programs that will get the axe, but he has given us enough detail on it, to say that about two thirds of ryan's budget cuts comes from programs for the poor. but that is quite a bit. and he is still not balancing the budget until 2038. so how is ryan going to take the budget, which is already pretty rough and has pretty unpopular policies in it and get it to balance in ten years as opposed to 30? ironically, one thing that actually helps him a lot is the fiscal cliff deal, because it actually raises taxes. here is his explanation. >> all right, can you get to balance in ten years and not raise revenues? >> yes, yes, the revenue baseline is obviously higher now that we have this cliff behind us. >> i want you to listen to that again. they
then there is everything else, food, education, infrastructure, everything else the federal government does. ryan doesn't really say exactly which programs he is really cutting here. but it is where he is cutting. he gets four and a half times this budget as he does from medicare. it is about half the total cuts and it is a huge cut. we don't know the programs that will get the axe, but he has given us enough detail on it, to say that about two thirds of ryan's budget cuts comes from programs...
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we're not interested in shutting government down. what happens on march 1, spending goes down automatically. march 27th is when the moment you're talking about, the continuing resolution expires. we are more than happy to keep spending at those levels going on into the future while we debate how to balance the budget, how to grow the economy, how to create economic opportunity. >> all right. now let's put this in context and think about what congressman ryan from wisconsin is really saying. republicans backed off their debt limit threat because they knew it was a political loser. and now they seem to be backing off their threat to shut down the government. sequester? well, that's another matter. if congress does nothing, the cuts take effect. republicans don't want defense cuts, but they might be willing to stomach those cuts because domestic programs would also get slashed, including medicare. and that's what republicans really want. let's turn to barney frank, former massachusetts congressman, with us tonight here on "the ed show."
we're not interested in shutting government down. what happens on march 1, spending goes down automatically. march 27th is when the moment you're talking about, the continuing resolution expires. we are more than happy to keep spending at those levels going on into the future while we debate how to balance the budget, how to grow the economy, how to create economic opportunity. >> all right. now let's put this in context and think about what congressman ryan from wisconsin is really...
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if you're a republican president or democratic president, you don't want divided government. you want a house and a senate that's in your hands. karl rove, he talked about a permanent republican majority. he was trying to set up a system where the country at least 50% would vote for a republican president, republican house, republican senate. didn't last long. so that's what you try to do. republicans love talking about ronald reagan. why? the reagan revolution. to this day they talk about him. why? from 1980 all of the way through 2000 it's been all about reagan. this is what you do. i don't understand, speaker boehner. >> what about -- so issues like gay rights which he mentioned there. what about practicality? what does this do to a lot of democrats that live in red states where people don't agree with that. they're running for re-election in 2014. >> do you vote based upon one issue or do you look at a variety of issues? same thing about the issue of choice. there are some people out there who say i am only going to vote based upon whether or not you are pro-choice or pro
if you're a republican president or democratic president, you don't want divided government. you want a house and a senate that's in your hands. karl rove, he talked about a permanent republican majority. he was trying to set up a system where the country at least 50% would vote for a republican president, republican house, republican senate. didn't last long. so that's what you try to do. republicans love talking about ronald reagan. why? the reagan revolution. to this day they talk about him....
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one plane was forced to make an emergency landing causing governments around the world to ground the dreamliner and boeing won't resume deliveries until the problems can be solved. a home now looks like a war zone after a man in a car decid decided to take a detour across the living room. it's our fox trip across america. oregon, police say the driver was drinking and travelling 100 miles per hour when he hit the house. >> i said what in the world did he just do. he said obviously, i just drove my car through the husband. >> the damage so severe, the home owner had to fish pieces of debris from a koi pond in the back yard. the home owner or the driver were not hurt and he tried to get away, police arrested him a short time later. texas, a happy reunion between mother and son. years ago the mom moved to the u.s. from cameroon and had to leave the baby boy behind to be raised by his sister. and now she's a u.s. citizen, a degree and a visa. and her son, she wasn't sure what to expect until they met face-to-face. >> and how biggest. >> and i'm so excited. california, a puppy born withou
one plane was forced to make an emergency landing causing governments around the world to ground the dreamliner and boeing won't resume deliveries until the problems can be solved. a home now looks like a war zone after a man in a car decid decided to take a detour across the living room. it's our fox trip across america. oregon, police say the driver was drinking and travelling 100 miles per hour when he hit the house. >> i said what in the world did he just do. he said obviously, i just...